We are doing a study to learn more about the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). We are recruiting patients (Men 45-85 years old; Women 55-85 years old) who may or may not have OA of the knee(s). This study involves a screening and enrollment visit with annual visits for 3 years. Study activities include a hip and knee assessment, questionnaires, two…
Depression and some antidepressants may be associated with an increased risk of breaking a bone. It is not clear why this could be the case. It is possible that depression and/or certain medications used for the treatment of depression cause bone loss, increase the risk of falls, are associated with lower physical activity, or effects on muscle function.…
The purpose of this study is to test whether BMS-986393 in combination with other anti-cancer drugs is safe and effective at treating people with multiple myeloma (MM) that has come back after previous treatment (relapsed) or is not responding to current treatment (refractory). The researchers think that the combinations of alnuctamab, mezigdomide, or…
The purpose of this study is to see how teclistamab by itself compares to study treatment combinations that are commonly used to treat multiple myeloma. These study treatment combinations are either pomalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (called PVd) or carfilzomib and dexamethasone (called Kd). The patients will be randomly assigned to one of the study…
This research study will look at a newer treatment option for Barrett's Esophagus (BE) which uses nitrous oxide to freeze unwanted tissue. The most commonly used treatment method is Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) which uses heat to destroy the pre-cancerous tissue. Nitrous Oxide ablation using the C2 CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System, an FDA-cleared…
The purpose of this study is to see if Isatuximab can alter the immune system favorably in patients with multiple myeloma or lymphoma upon recovery from the autologous stem cell transplantation. This study will have two arms. On one arm (control arm), Participants will receive standard transplant procedures and on the other arm (experimental arm),…
The purpose of this study is to determine if the investigational therapy called bb2121 is effective in treating multiple myeloma. bb2121 is a type of therapy known as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. T cells are a kind of white blood cell which form part of your body's immune system. Your T cells will be separated from the rest of the…
Precision Medicine Approaches to Renal Osteodystrophy is a study designed to discover new markers of how the kidney affects your bone health. This study will evaluate how your bone is reacting to your kidney problem both before and after you start your bone treatment for hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis. We are looking for people who are interested in…
We are studying the causes of and potential treatments for pregnancy & lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO). We know little about the clinical features, causes, and prognosis of PLO. Our goal is to define the clinical characteristics of PLO and better understand similarities/differences among the women. We are looking for women with fractures during/…
Pain is a natural response to injury to let us know there may be damage to our bodies. Pain is the way our body tells us that we must take care of ourselves. Chronic pain is different and lasts for a long time. In some cases, chronic pain remains without any sign of body damage. Today, there is no way for a doctor to measure someone's chronic pain or…
This study will look at the safety of a drug (REGN5458) in patients with multiple myeloma. It will also try to find out what the best dose of REGN5458 is and look for any signs that REGN5458 can help treat your cancer. REGN5458 is investigational, which means it has not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for any condition.
The goal of this study is to learn whether treatment with a safe, commonly used drug called ATENOLOL prevents bone loss in women after menopause. Who Qualifies? Healthy post-menopausal women who are between the ages of 50 and 75. You may not be eligible if you have certain medical conditions. What's Involved? If you are eligible, you will be assigned…
The purpose of this study is to determine if the investigational therapy, bb2121, in combination with other treatments, is safe and effective in treating relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma.
You are being asked to take part in this study because you have Multiple Myeloma. This study is being done to learn more about AMG 701 in people with Multiple Myeloma. It will see if AMG 701 is safe and tolerable and whether it causes any side effects. This study will also look at what doses of AMG 701 are safe for people to take and what the effect on…
This is a research study. We invite you to participate in this research study because you have been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (MM). Your previous treatment(s) has/have not been successful and your cancer is progressing. The purpose of this research study is to see if selinexor (also known as KPT-330) has any effects on your cancer. Selinexor is…
The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the human body, steered by a group of muscles and their respective tendons, together called the rotator cuff. A consequence of this mobility is a vulnerability to degradation, or wear and tear, of tendons and inflammation in the surrounding area. Our study aims to create biological samples and data bank to get…
The purpose of this research study is to obtain information on the safety and effectiveness of PBCAR269A to treat certain types of cancers. PBCAR269A is a new investigational treatment for certain types of cancer of the blood, such as multiple myeloma. It is made from a type of blood cells known as T cells. The T cells in PBCAR269A came from people who have…
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of venetoclax and dexamethasone versus pomalidomide and dexamethasone in subjects with t(11;14) positive relapsed (comes back) or refractory (did not get better) multiple myeloma.
This research study is being done to compare the combination of lenalidomide and dexamethasone followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) and lenalidomide and dexamethasone without PBSCT in subjects with untreated multiple myeloma. This comparison will include how many subjects respond to each study treatment combination, how long…
The purpose of this study is to find out how well Daratumumab works when it is given along with two other drugs called Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone compared to the drug combination of Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma.
Belantamab Mafodotin is a new therapy for patients with Multiple Myeloma. The drug works by combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy approach to treat Multiple Myeloma. The drug is a combination of an antibody against a target on plasma cells called BCMA and a chemotherapeutic agent called MMAF. The drug has shown activity in patients with late relapses of…
C2 Therapeutics is currently enrolling patients to participate in the Coldplay 3 clinical trial. Coldplay 3 is evaluating the effectiveness of the Coldplay CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System in patients with Barrett's esophagus who have not yet received treatment. Participants will undergo treatment with the Coldplay CryoBalloon Focal Ablation System…
This is a research study for subjects who have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasmacells (a type of immune cell that produce antibodies) in the bone marrow, that has returned (relapsed) or has not responded (refractory) to your most recent treatment regimen.The subject's disease has also progressed after prior treatment with…
We are doing this study to learn if the MMprofiler test can help your doctor in making decisions about your treatment. The MMprofiler genomic test will look at a large number of normal genes. The test will predict risk of your multiple myeloma (MM) by assessing whether these genes are turned on or off in your cancer cells. The purpose of this research is to…
The purpose of this study is to test two imaging techniques, one called whole body diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (WB-DWI MRI), and another called F-18 3-deoxy-3-fluorothymidine PET (F-18-FLT PET). The goal is to see whether these imaging techniques would allow the study doctors to see changes in the size of a tumor earlier for patients with…
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new technique called Wide Area Transepithelial Sample 3-Dimensional Esophageal Biopsy (WATS) with computer assisted method of analysis of brush biopsy. This study will assess whether performing standard biopsies in addition to the WATS brush biopsies identifies more patients with dysplasia than does performing…
We are looking for people ages 65 and older to help us evaluate if an investigational drug improves muscle function, which can reduce risk of falls and fractures. To be considered for the study, you: 1. Must complete a pre-screening phone interview to assess your eligibility 2. If you are eligible, you will be invited to attend an in-person appointment at…
The main goals of this study are to evaluate the safety of the combination of the study drug radium-223 dichloride plus bortezomib and dexamethasone and to determine the optimal dose of radium-223 dichloride to be used in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone. Radium-223 dichloride has been approved in some countries for treatment of patients with…
This is research study for patients who have been newly diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (MM). Their previous treatments have not been successful and their cancer is progressing. The purpose of this research study is to see if the study drug selinexor (KPT-330) has any effects against their cancer. This study combines the use of two drugs, selinexor (KPT-…
This study will look to obtain information on the best dose of the research drug, TAK 079, when administered in combination with other approved multiple myeloma treatments for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. If you participate you will receive either Arm A (TAK-079 in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone) or Arm B (TAK-079 in…
The purpose of the study is to compare two types of endoscopic treatments in patients with Barretts esophagus (BE) with abnormal cells (dysplasia); radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and hybrid argon plasma coagulation (H-APC). H-APC is a newer technique in the treatment of BE and has not been adequately studied and is not approved by the FDA for routine use.…
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the bones in children who are short. This study will help to see if the bones of short children who have low levels of growth hormone or children who are short but have normal levels of growth hormone are any different from children of average height. Bones have spongy inner parts and harder outer parts and…
The purpose of this research study is to explore the drug combination, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone alone or when combined with autologous stem cell transplantation to see what side effects it may have and how well it works for treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether treatment with daratumumab and lenalidomide will make your Multiple Myeloma better. There are 2 treatment groups in this study. You will either receive lenalidomide alone or both lenalidomide and daratumumab along with medications to take before and after the daratumumab injection.
The purpose of this study is to look at what happens (both good and bad) when daratumumab is given with two other drugs called VELCADE and dexamethasone compared to just giving those two drugs, VELCADE and dexamethasone, alone. VELCADE is also known by the name bortezomib. Giving VELCADE and dexamethasone together is standard treatment for advanced multiple…
The purpose of this study is to test the safety, tolerability and anti-tumor activity of the research study drug, pembrolizumab (MK-3475) with or without pomalidomide and low dose dexamethasone in subjects with refractory or relapsed and refractory Multiple Myeloma (rrMM) measured by the rates of response to treatment, disease progression (disease getting…
This is a study of a study drug, Carfilzomib in combination with bendamustine and dexamethasone for subjects with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. The purpose of this study is to find the highest tolerable dose of carfilzomib with the combination of bendamustine and dexamethasone. The response rate and the safety of this drug combination will also be…
Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a cause of chronic, whole-body pain. The cause of JFM is unknown. One of the possible causes of JFM is a problem with nerves called "small fiber neuropathy." This is a problem where small nerve fibers in the skin are not working properly and patients can have pain as a result. Recent studies have found evidence of…